Not a silly question at all -- indeed a natural one for a new member to pose. For that reason, answers to many recurring questions about our Community are collected in a master thread that is "stuck" near the top of this CommunityBuzz list of threads. The particular thread which will answer your question at length is at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=480017.

As the above thread is so comprehensive, I'll close this one now, with the hope that you will be able to join -- or even host -- a FT 'do in the future. Ocn Vw 1K, Co-Moderator, CommunityBuzz